Chile’s Center-Right Opposition Parties Gain Ground in Local Elections
- Chile Vamos coaltion gets boost after dismal 2021 results
- Partido Republicano fails in bid to hegemony on the right
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Chile’s traditional center-right parties won several key races in local elections over the weekend, giving them the upper hand in the opposition over the Partido Republicano just a year before voters return to the polls to select the next president.
The Chile Vamos bloc won mayoral contests in over 120 municipalities, up from 87 in the prior vote in 2021, according to data from elections office Servel.